Novak Djokovic’s miraculous participation at Wimbledon has a secret. Secret which allowed the Serbian champion to get better in time to play the Championships with a really particular aim: matching Roger Federer’s 8 titles. And his secret is Djokovic’s physician.
Nole, after enjoying a set with the brand new ATP No.1 Jannik Sinner, participated within the Giorgio Armani Tennis Traditional exhibition occasion, to additional take a look at the situation of his knee after the meniscus surgical procedure three weeks in the past. The Serbian champion performed a best-of-three units match towards Daniil Medvedev and managed to beat the Russian with a rating of 6-3 6-4. Nole paid loads of consideration to the actions to be made, particularly from the baseline, and all the time tried to shorten the rallies.
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On the finish of the match with Medvedev, Djokovic defined that he completely doesn’t really feel like a superhero, as a result of many athletes have adopted the same path after an damage. Moreover, he revealed that a lot of the credit score additionally goes to the physician who operated on him, thought of by Nole to be the true MVP of the state of affairs.
“I needed to provide myself an opportunity to play Wimbledon. The physician who operated on me is right here: he’s the MVP. They did a implausible job and I thank them. With out them I would not be right here enjoying. I am making an attempt to assume daily, we’ll see the place I can get to. I do not really feel like Superman or a superhero; Taylor Fritz did it too. I additionally most likely had 3/4 days greater than him. He was the primary particular person I spoke to after the damage, as a result of he suffered one thing comparable. He shared his journey with me and helped me rather a lot. I requested many individuals, like Stan Wawrinka and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (former soccer legend), as a result of it is the primary time I confronted the same drawback,” he defined.
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Within the post-match interview, Djokovic thanked the individuals who watched his match with Medvedev, explaining how the take a look at went very properly.
“I loved the match immediately. Thanks all for coming to see this occasion. I can let you know that enjoying tennis freely is the most effective factor. I am grateful that I used to be ready to do that. Daniil is clearly probably the greatest gamers on the planet. I performed a few follow units and I actually needed to return right here to check my knee and perceive how I might transfer. The take a look at went properly and I am actually joyful. I feel my workforce is joyful. It was a really intense three weeks after the operation. I’ve put in loads of hours to finish my rehabilitation and attempt to be prepared for Wimbledon,” he added.